stickout

American

[stik-out] / ˈstɪkˌaʊt /

noun

a person who is outstanding or conspicuous, usually for superior endowments, talents, etc..

Jimmy Brown is the stickout among running backs.

First recorded in 1840–50; noun, adj. use of verb phrase stick out

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stickout

"So do I," admitted a tiny maid in stickout skirts.

From The Younger Set by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)

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